Your academy for trustworthy, high-quality education and action on accessibility and equity in yoga
Upcoming Courses & Events
*All live, online courses include 1 year of access to course recordings & resources
FUNDRAISER CLASS:
Celebrating Jivana's 30 Years of Teaching Yoga + Fundraiser for The Trevor Project
Recorded live June 4, 2025
Replay now available
Free yoga class and celebration of Jivana's 30 years of teaching yoga, and to help raise money for The Trevor Project.
Follow our fundraiser and support the cause here: give.thetrevorproject.org/jivana
Chair Yoga for Everyone:
Learn to Practice & Teach
with Jivana Heyman & guests
June 25 - July 23, 2025 | 21 hrs
Live online training via Zoom with additional pre-recorded practice videos
FREE COURSE PREVIEW AVAILABLE
Trauma & Yoga Series: Exploring Power, Privilege & Healing
July 29 - August 28, 2025 | 20 hrs
Live, Online Workshop Series
featuring Sangeeta Vallabhan, Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Hala Khouri, Kelly Marshall, Mei Lai Swan, Nityda Gessel, Matthew Sanford, Zabie Yamasaki, Jenn Turner & Jivana Heyman.
Enrollments open soon!
Join the interest list.
Accessible Yoga Training
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
with Jivana Heyman
August 1-3, 2025
(in-person training with self-paced online modules)
Accessible Yoga Training
London, UK
with Alessandra Uma Cocchi
& Rodrigo Souza
August 15 - 17, 2025
(in-person training with self-paced online modules)
Accessible Yoga Training
Boston, MA, USA
with Jivana Heyman
June 13 - 15, 2025
(in-person training with self-paced online modules)
Fully booked - waitlist open!
Accessible Yoga Ambassador
& Mentorship Program
with Rodrigo Souza & guests
Live Online Group Mentoring Calls
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the Month
Monthly subscription. No minimum term. From $14 USD/month.
Accessible Yoga Training Online
with Jivana Heyman & guests
Sept 26 - Nov 17, 2025 | 50 hrs
Live online training via Zoom
plus self-paced pre-recorded content
ENROLLMENTS OPEN SOON
Join the interest list!
Get Support From Experts
Explore trauma-informed teaching, social justice topics, accessible asana, consent and empowerment, yoga for seniors, and much more with our Accessible Yoga trainers and faculty.
Knowledge and Practice
Our courses offer ancient wisdom from yoga philosophy combined with practical tools for modern teachers and learners who care about living their values of equity, justice, and accessibility.
Making Yoga Training Accessible
If you've postponed continuing education because of costs, time, or health risks associated with travel, your wait is over. Everything is recorded & captioned so you can work at your own pace.
About Accessible Yoga
Accessible Yoga brings you in-depth courses, workshop series, a mentorship program, and more, led by yoga educators from communities who embody and share the values of interconnectedness and liberation that are the heart of yoga’s teachings.
Accessible Yoga was founded by Jivana Heyman in 2007. In 2015 we split the organization into two, creating the Accessible Yoga Association, and the Accessible Yoga School - co-created by Amber Karnes.
In early 2024 we merged the two organizations back together, returning to our original name: Accessible Yoga, which is how you find us today.
As an organization we have evolved and changed with the times over the years, however our mission remains the same:
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To make yoga accessible and equitable by opening the conversation
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To share tools and training for yoga teachers, yoga therapists and yoga students who are looking to find accessible practices and teachings
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To provide quality education around equity issues in yoga, including practical tools from trustworthy sources to inform your teaching practice
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To offer this education in a variety of formats, currently offering live online courses, on-demand courses, and in-person courses with self-paced online modules.
What Our Students Are Saying
This work is so important
"I recommend any and all Accessible Yoga training for every teacher! Most 200 and even 300 hour trainings still just don't provide enough training in making the practice accessible for ALL. These trainings and this organization are SO important to make sure we're keeping our students safe and they feel like this practice is for them, despite aging, limits, or other reasons why folks think yoga isn't for them. Yoga truly is for ALL and this work is so important for us as teachers. Thank you for all you do!"
-Jennifer McQuay, graduate of Accessible Yoga for Older Adults (2024)
The core of yoga is accessibility
"The Accessible Yoga Training helped me discover that accessibility encompasses so many different dimensions -- physical, cognitive, emotional, financial, political -- and yet at the same time, the core of yoga is indeed accessibility."
-Daniel Choi, Accessible Yoga Training Online participant
It's truly for everyone
"The Accessible Yoga Training helped me discover my love of diving into and exploring yoga philosophy (and how it can be truly accessible)! It's felt a bit elusive to me, or like it was for more 'advanced, wiser' teachers, and I don't feel like that anymore. It's truly for everyone, teacher or student!"
-Sarah, Accessible Yoga Training Online participant
